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MAY 10, 2016

Freezer cooking is wildly popular right now and it involves prepping meals to be stored in the freezer. Meals need to be easy to prepare and tasty to eat and that is where freezer cooking can swoop in to save the day. A freezer full of meals makes weekly meal planning a breeze. Check out my Favorite 8 Freezer Meal Ideas.

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Grocery Spending Freezers Cooking Groceries 100

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MAY 6, 2016

31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. Don’t be afraid of the clearance section at the grocery store. I can get two meals worth from one big loaf. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily. Yep, you read that assignment correctly!

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

It is so easy to walk into the grocery store with an idea of what you will spend, walk out with a bill that is double and get home to discover that you have nothing to eat. Groceries can get out of control fast, but all it takes for you to get your grocery spending in line with your budget is PLANNING.

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Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Finds 113

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JANUARY 8, 2014

To achieve those goals I need to review our spending to see where I can make some cuts. If there is one budget category that can quickly get out of control for me, it is GROCERIES. If I don’t plan our meals and my shopping list, I spend too much money and make too many extra stops to the grocery store during the week.

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Meals Simple Menu Planning Menu Plans 186

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

I can only be pressed about so many things at one time, and right now, my grocery spending is not it. Sunday I made a Dinnerly meal, which was a pesto chicken spinach pasta. Which is a little high, but I don’t care. My main goal is to mostly cook at home, and other than that, I’m not stressing for now.

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MARCH 2, 2015

Meal planning is #1 way that I save money on groceries. Without a doubt, the 30-60 minutes I spend on Sunday planning our upcoming week’s meals saves me time, money and my sanity. And since the grocery budget is the easiest category to reduce, I am diligent every weekend to plan our meals for the upcoming week.

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JULY 9, 2014

In 2013, our average monthly grocery spending was $635. I knew I could do better, so in January 2014, I made a commitment to reduce our grocery spending, but not sacrifice the quality of food and meals that I fed my family. For my system, read my 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips.

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Grocery Spending Financial Goals January Budgeting 242

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NOVEMBER 30, 2014

I really wanted to reduce our grocery spending for my family of 4 from the average of $634 a month in 2013 to a budget of $450 a month in 2014. It was a bold goal to reduce our spending by so much and I knew I would have to be very diligent with my meal planning. What is your number one tip for saving money on groceries?

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JANUARY 10, 2014

Are you spending more on groceries every month than your budget allows? Would you like to reduce your grocery spending? Are you an impulsive grocery shopper? The grocery bill can get out of control for me if I’m not careful. This year, I need to reduce our grocery spending and I need to succeed.

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Budgeting Budget Groceries Grocery 174

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MAY 12, 2016

This post is Day 12 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. How to Use Pinterest to Save Money on Groceries. Pinterest is A Gold Mine for Money Saving Grocery Tips. After the 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending series …;)…the next best place to find easy money saving grocery tips is Pinterest.

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MAY 4, 2016

31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. Today, we’re going to plan meals using those inventories of foods you found in your pantry, fridge, and freezer. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily. Today is Day 4 and your assignment: Pantry Challenge.

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Groceries Grocery Budgeting Budget 100

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Groceries is the easiest budget category TO GET OUT of control and the easiest budget category TO control. To reign your grocery spending in, you must plan all of your meals. Spend Frugal February planning your meals from food that you already have in your kitchen, refrigerator, and freezer.

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MAY 28, 2016

I used the chicken for the wraps, Wednesday night’s meal, and sandwiches for lunch. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily. The post This Week’s Grocery Recap 05.28.16 I also made chicken stock over night in the slow cooker.

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Groceries Grocery Grocery Spending Lunch 100

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MAY 1, 2016

Do you feel like your grocery spending is out of control? I am hosting a 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending challenge. I am hosting a 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending challenge. Every day this month, I will post one simple challenge to help you get control of your grocery spending.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Grocery spending can get out of hand quickly, so I post our weekly menu to ensure that I am planning it weekly. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. This Week in the Kitchen: In an effort to save time and money, I’m trying to add either meals or ingredients to my freezer each week.

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

Grocery spending can get out of hand quickly, so I post our weekly menu to ensure that I am planning it weekly. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. These posts will help: How to Save Money on Groceries WITHOUT Using Coupons. 4 Simple Grocery Apps that Earn You Cash Back. 8 Freezer Meal Recipes.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Financial Goals 100

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MAY 29, 2015

This series helps me stay on top of our grocery spending and currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. Would you like to lower your grocery bill? These posts will help: 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips. How I Use Pinterest for Meal Planning. 8 Freezer Meal Recipes. 10 Paper Products to Avoid.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we do not over-spend. We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house, but we must stay on budget. Did you plan your meals regularly?

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Budgeting Budget February Groceries 124

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we do not over-spend. We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house, but we must stay on budget.

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AUGUST 30, 2014

The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we do not over-spend. We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house, but we must stay on budget. Did you plan your meals regularly?

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

Groceries. I talk a lot about grocery spending on this blog. My absolute #1 way for saving money at the grocery store is to PLAN OUR MEALS. If you make this one simple change, you will reduce your grocery spending. I encourage you to read my post, 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips. Dining Out.

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OCTOBER 23, 2011

If your grocery spending has spiraled out of control, yet you often feel like you have “nothing” to eat", then head over to Money Crashers for 10 Family Meal Planning Tips and Ideas on a Budget. If you answered yes to any of these options", then check out 12 Healthy Breakfast Food Ideas That Are Quick and Easy.

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Menu Planning Menu Plans Breakfast Real Estate 127

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Groceries is the easiest budget category TO GET OUT of control and the easiest budget category TO control. To reign your grocery spending in, you must plan all of your meals. Spend Frugal February planning your meals from food that you already have in your kitchen, refrigerator, and freezer.

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JULY 16, 2015

And my absolute #1 way to save money at the grocery store is to PLAN OUR MEALS. If you make this one simple change, you will reduce your grocery spending substantially. Meal planning really is that effective. When you walk into a grocery store with a plan, you eliminate impulse & duplicate purchases.

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MAY 20, 2016

31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. Today is Day 20 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Pre-Holiday Grocery Sales. Grocery stores completely capitalize on this and offer super low prices on holiday favorites in the weeks leading up to the holiday. Think about it.

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JANUARY 9, 2015

If you followed along last year’s Grocery Budget Challenge , you’ll know that my grocery spending ranged from $425 – $500 throughout the year. Selfishly, the reason for this weekly posting is because I tend to stick to a grocery budget when I know I’m going to write about it.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

That is a lot of money, so I plan our meals. If you plan for your grocery trip, you will have a better chance of staying on track. It’s those impulsive, last-minute trips that seem to wreak havoc on spending. Develop your own routine and read all about how I plan our menu weekly: How to Meal Plan: 11 Tips for Success.

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MARCH 2, 2011

The weeks were I don’t menu plan are the weeks that I’m at the grocery store multiple times or we get take out multiple times, leading to an out of control grocery spending. Sure, there is time spent upfront; about 30 minutes for me each Sunday when I plan my menu and make a grocery list. Maybe even a crock-pot meal.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

However, groceries is also an easy budget category to control, but it takes some planning, skill, and organization. Personally, if I don’t make a shopping list and plan my meals, my grocery budget is toast. That is a lot of money, so I plan our meals. Here’s my favorite 8 Freezer Meals. 8 Freezer Meals.

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Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 113

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APRIL 1, 2021

2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality. Do you know how much you spend on groceries each month? Groceries is the easiest budget category to overspend. It’s also very easy to reduce your grocery spending just by planning your meals. Try freezer cooking.

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JANUARY 20, 2023

By planning our expenses each month to predict cash flow, I hope to avoid impulsive purchases and reduce some spending. After our mortgage, grocery spending is our next largest expense. At the end of 2022, I totaled the year’s worth of groceries and was blown away by the number.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality. Can you answer this question, how much do you spend on groceries each month? If you do not know the answer, then there is a good chance you are over spending. The easiest way to reduce your grocery spending is to plan your meals.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

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FEBRUARY 6, 2015

My intent is twofold: to hold me accountable with our grocery spending and to give some ideas and insight into how we eat on a budget. This is one of my favorite slow cooker meals and it was included in my freezer cooking session last fall. Are you enjoying these “what we ate on a budget” posts? Homemade applesauce.

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JANUARY 5, 2015

In 2014, the Grocery Budget Challenge encouraged us to keep our grocery spending in line and to be creative with our meal planning so that we do not over-spend. In 2013, The Christmas Savings Club encouraged all of us to save monthly so that we could have a cash Christmas.

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Thrifting 2015 Thrift Stores Buying Second-Hand 100

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JANUARY 1, 2015

In 2014, the Grocery Budget Challenge encouraged us to keep our grocery spending in line and to be creative with our meal planning so that we do not over-spend. Weekly Meals on a Budget. Maintaining a grocery budget is a weekly process for me. I’ll go into more detail in an upcoming post.

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MARCH 23, 2011

Try replacing some paper products on your list with cloth and re-usable products that you probably have around the house and you will not only reduce your grocery spending, but you will also reduce your waste. From May-October, we eat outside on the patio for many meals and it would be so easy to use paper plates each time.

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MAY 16, 2016

Day 16 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Avoid Food Waste. If you’re following along with the 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending , then you will remember, disorder = disaster. Freeze leftover meals in single portions for a quick lunch. Dept of Agriculture**, a U.S. Let us know in the comments.

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